*Third person POV*

When Himeko fell to the ground, Naomi fought hard against her captors. Unfortunately, the wound she got caused her to cough up blood and fall to her knees. She began to crawl to her daughter even though she was in immense pain.

"Hi...me...ko..." she said as the tears ran down her face. She didn't want it to end like this.

Himeko didn't move an inch. Not even when her mother managed to slip her hand into hers. Slowly she was drifting away.

"Should we leave them to die slowly?" One of Baku's men said, taking a step towards the fallen mother and daughter.

Baku shrugs his shoulder. "Do what you want with them. Just make sure they are dead when you're done with them."

Himeko's body twitch slightly. No one but her mother noticed.

As Baku flees, all of his men take out their swords, ready to attack them. However something in Himeko wakes her up and the man who tried to strike down Naomi suddenly loses his arm. He is on the ground, clutching his shoulder, screaming in agony.

Himeko reappears before the men, with her head facing downward.

"How did you-?" One of the men said, looking at where she was before and now.

Himeko turns towards her mother. Without a word, she picks her up and sets her up by the nearest tree.

"I will protect you." Himeko says to her mother, bent down in front of her.

Naomi stares at her daughter. Never had she seen Himeko like this. Feral and...bloodthirsty. Himeko eyes, which were always blue like, had turned completely red, with tiny flames in them. Her eyes were blank, as if completely going based off instinct and shocked. Himeko's reitsu was that of a Captain, almost as high as Noami's father, Captain Yamamoto.

Himeko stands up and faces her opponents. She tilts her head, almost animal-like. She begins to smile maliciously as she walks towards the guy whose arm she cut off. She raised her arm and suddenly a long, red sword forms in her hand. She brings it to her mouth and licks it.

"Are you ready?" She says, her voice bloodthirsty. She's never felt this way before. However she knew she would enjoy this.

After there is no man alive, Himeko's sword disappears and she turns toward her mother, who was still laying against a tree trunk. She notices that her mother has a pool of blood around her and she was pale as snow. Himeko runs towards her.

She lays Naomi down flat on her back. Her hands begins to glow as she tries to heal her mother.

Hands shaking, Himeko's eyes begin to fade red as she realizes her mothers life is slowly fading away. Tears begin to pour down her face as the beautiful night begins to cry.

"Everything is going to be okay, I promise!" She says, trying to focus on the healing. Though her mother and grandfather didn't want to train her to fight, they both found it beneficial for her to learn how to simply heal someone.

"Hi..hime..ko," Naomi tries to speak but is having difficulty.

"Shush, mommy. Auntie Retsu taught me how to heal someone. S-she always s-said that if someone I l-loved got hurt, I could easily heal them." Himeko could hardly talk. She could feel her mother slipping away. So she pushed more of her reitsu out. Surely people on the other side of the seireitei could feel it.

"Stop," was all her mother said to make her tears turn into sobs. Himeko did not want to lose her mother and she would sacrifice her life to prevent that from happening. Naomi knew that she would too. She brought Himeko's forehead to hers and closed her eyes. It was how she always calmed down her daughter.

"I love you so much Himeko. Stay happy..." She whispered, taking her last breath. She laid back on the ground, going into a forever slumber.

Himeko's sobs turned into wails that could be heard. She snuggled close to her mothers still warm body as it continued to rain on top of them. She couldn't stop crying and she didn't want to let go, not even after having her grandfather pull her away.

Her mother Naomi Yamamoto, the Precious Gem of the Seireitei, was gone and somehow Himeko felt like it was her fault.